Carlos Noreña

Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 16:11 UTC

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 21:36 UTC

yo no ví ninguna mano 😎

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 20:37 UTC

evidentemente tuvieron la misma suerte

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 19:38 UTC

Making him two steps away from being a two-time Euro champion? Difficult.

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 19:26 UTC

You are more likely to identify the final digit of pi than you are to solve that conundrum.

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 04:11 UTC

que tenga la misma suerte españa mañana

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 17:39 UTC

In classical Athens, the word for a person who voluntarily chose not to participate in the institutions of the democracy -- who chose, for example, not to vote -- was *idiōtēs*, which is in fact the etymological root of our word "idiot."

Maybe the @nytimes.com should publish a piece about THAT.

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 15:39 UTC

"Whatever he considers to be beneficial to the commonwealth and the dignity of divine, human, public, and private affairs, he shall have the right and the power to do and to execute." From the statute that conferred absolute power on the Roman emperor (*Lex de imperio Vespasiani*, section 6). 😬

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 13:36 UTC

Huh. I had not pegged you as an afficionado of outdoor furniture.

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 13:02 UTC

My two-year term as Head Graduate Advisor (DGS) for my department has concluded. This was very important work, and I did my best, but wow, there were long stretches (nights, weekends) where this position -- in a department with 115 PhD students -- felt like a full-time job all by itself! Phew.

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 21:54 UTC

It is my hope (and expectation) that the "entire pizza" and the "entire oven-cooked pizza" are, in fact, TWO DIFFERENT PIZZAS.

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 29, 2024 at 03:45 UTC

Orlando Cepeda (1937-2024). Another Giants legend. RIP.

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 22:26 UTC

And on the 8th day, the Lord invented radio, anticipating in His omniscience the coming of the Phillies' City Connect uniforms.

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 03:19 UTC

same 😐

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 02:55 UTC

Well, sure. Yes. But boy, we need to change this dynamic somehow. I shudder to think about what the electoral map would look like if the election were held tomorrow.

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 02:49 UTC

Same on PBS.

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 24, 2024 at 04:18 UTC

Sunday evening: high summer sunset.

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 17:15 UTC

Yes. The condescension of the "we told you so" crowd is simply insufferable, above all because no, you didn't "tell" us anything. WE ALSO KNEW.

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 16:42 UTC

Alt: New York Times headline that reads, "Columbia Puts Deans on Leave Over Rude Texts."

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 16:41 UTC

Front-page news in the newspaper of record. 🤦‍♂️ Next week: "Department Chair at Yale Criticized For Overly Long Meeting" Then: "Harvard Professor Disciplined for Leaving Office Hours 20 Minutes Early" This is SO DUMB.

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 22, 2024 at 14:34 UTC

Be right back, just adding "GPT-5-Level Intelligence" to my CV.

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 20, 2024 at 16:03 UTC

Any possibility of publication?

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 20, 2024 at 15:55 UTC

That looks *excellent*.

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 20, 2024 at 15:50 UTC

How do you feel about hopping in mentions to advertise Bitcoin investment opportunities? I've got some really exciting ideas in this sector.

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 19, 2024 at 01:05 UTC

WILLIE MAYS THE prototype 5-tool player. An all-time great (in the discussion for #1 all time, in my view). Career stats: .302, 660 HR, 1903 RBI, .941 OPS. Legend.

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 19, 2024 at 00:16 UTC

Thanks for raising the topic. It really is an "invisible" problem.

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 18, 2024 at 23:42 UTC

I have been down this long and lonely road, too (c. 2007-2021, the last 4 years of which essentially on my own). It was unimaginably hard. The inescapable feelings of helplessness, guilt ("shouldn't I be doing more??") and isolation were devastating.

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 14, 2024 at 15:32 UTC

The Berkeley campus on a Friday morning in summer: the Platonic Form of tranquility.

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 13, 2024 at 17:22 UTC

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 13, 2024 at 17:05 UTC

I'm very sorry, sir, but as you can see for yourself -- right there on the menu -- we serve a Cape Cod and a Gin and Tonic. Once you've decided which one you want, just let me know. I'd be more than happy to make one for you.

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 13, 2024 at 16:58 UTC

You have walked into a TEACHABLE MOMENT

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 12, 2024 at 17:42 UTC

Exactly -- an overdue corrective to the mainstream picture!

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 12, 2024 at 17:35 UTC

Adding a new book to the shelf of first books by former students -- a shelf that is starting to become formidable 😎 -- is one of the true rewards of this profession. What a privilege.

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 12, 2024 at 16:23 UTC

I'm usually not a huge fan of this sort of fellow, but he's leaning into the bit with such VERVE that I almost have to respect the game.

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 12, 2024 at 16:21 UTC

He most assuredly is not. He's on a ROLL, though, just unleashing ever-wilder metaphors ("we might be crying in our beer if they locate the signal first"). Crucial contextual detail: He's speaking in an impeccably posh English accent.

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 12, 2024 at 16:15 UTC

"How can we skate to where the puck is going, and if we overshoot, how do we deal with the hard cheese?" From today's FULL-VOLUME business/tech/investment conversation taking place over Zoom in this otherwise quiet and peaceful cafe. please send help

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 12, 2024 at 13:36 UTC

Jorge Soler would look great in a Phillies uniform. We can let him go for the following package: ● Edmundo Sosa (expendable with the imminent return of Trea Turner) ● Ranger Suarez (doesn't fit the himbo vibe) ● Alec Bohm (fading fast, value plummeting) ● "cash considerations" Deal?

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 12, 2024 at 01:09 UTC

Te falta un Fernandito.

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 11, 2024 at 19:12 UTC

Augustine: Tolle, lege. Berzon: Tolle, lege, et relege.

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 11, 2024 at 15:07 UTC

Two books I have been meaning to read for many years now. Finished *The Leopard* last night (beautiful, meditative, as good as promised) and begin *Christ Stopped at Eboli* tonight. 📚

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 02, 2024 at 21:14 UTC

Time to write. 📚 📖 💻

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 01, 2024 at 21:05 UTC

Real Madrid 🇪🇦 wins its 15th Champions League title (over Borussia Dortmund 🇩🇪, 2-0), more than twice as many as the second most successful club (AC Milan 🇮🇹, with 7). Most of the teams I follow are (very) bad. It's nice to have one gargantuan dynasty in the mix! ⚽️

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] May 31, 2024 at 22:13 UTC

This place ⬇️

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] May 31, 2024 at 21:58 UTC

Tried my first iced strawberry matcha in Munich and *loved* it, so was delighted to find it in Berkeley, too. Is this a "thing" now? Am I late to the party??

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] May 31, 2024 at 14:16 UTC

I promise submit an improved version of my periods of Roman history as pizza thread here ("2.0") *after* I turn in an overdue piece to @nevillemorley.bsky.social (if he catches me goofing off before that, there might be trouble).

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] May 31, 2024 at 04:40 UTC

Character limits can make it a challenge to squeeze in "twice impeached."

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] May 31, 2024 at 02:35 UTC

Dr. García-Molina in the HOUSE. Well done, my friend, and warmest congratulations. Lookin' sharp, too. 👍

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] May 31, 2024 at 01:19 UTC

5714 career Ks. That's an *insane* number. Will never be touched.

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] May 30, 2024 at 23:45 UTC

Oof, yeah. In the discussion. Those 7 no-hitters, though. Then again, Papi's 3 rings!!

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social [ View ] May 30, 2024 at 23:39 UTC

34 BCE: Antony invades Armenia, celebrates triumph, issues Donations of Alexandria 34 CE: Philip's "tetrarchy" incorporated into Roman province of Syria Super Bowl XXXIV: Rams 23, Titans 16 Best to wear #34: * football: Walter Payton * baseball: Nolan Ryan * basketball: Shaq 34th state: Kansas

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